Jolly Phonics Pro7.1.6 - App Store

Teach Your Child to Read and Write with Jolly Phonics!

Unlock your child’s reading and writing potential with the literacy app trusted by parents and teachers worldwide. Aligned with the Science of Reading, this interactive app makes learning to read and write fun and engaging, and is ideal for home or classroom use!

Jolly Phonics focuses on direct, explicit instruction of phonemic awareness and phonics for both reading (decoding) and writing (encoding). Scientific research has consistently shown phonemic awareness to be essential for building strong reading and writing skills.


Why Choose Jolly Phonics?
. Proven Success: Used in schools globally for over 30 years - with proven literacy outcomes.
. Science-Based Approach: Aligned with the Science of Reading to ensure kids build effective foundational reading skills.
. Engaging & Multi-Sensory: Songs, actions and interactive games bring phonics learning to life!

Key Features That Make Learning Easy and Fun:
. Explore All 42 Letter Sounds: Free audio and songs to help kids learn every sound.
. Animated Letter Formation: Develop strong handwriting skills with step-by-step visual animations.
. Interactive Learning Tools: Flashcards, wordbanks and action images to enhance and support every lesson.
. 7 Educational Games (paid version): Turn reading and writing practice into play with fun phonics games that reinforce kids’ learning.
. Progress Tracking: Built-in assessments to monitor children’s progress and celebrate achievements.

Who Is It For?

This literacy app is ideal for parents, teachers and kids looking for a structured, fun and proven approach to learning to read and write.

Start Your Kid’s Phonics Journey Today!

Join the millions of families and educators who have embraced the Jolly Phonics programme of learning for confident readers and writers. Whether at home or in the classroom, this app makes literacy learning simple, effective and enjoyable!

Download now and see how Jolly Phonics can transform your child’s literacy learning!


What's New in This Version?

Version History Content access fixes 7.1.6 Aug 11 Exciting new features:
- Digital decodable readers, starting with the full Folktales set of 30 books across all 5 levels
- In-app version of our Teacher's Guide
- In-app browser of products from Jolly Learning web store 7.1.5 Jul 11 Enhanced UX & UI 7.0.8 07/08/2025 We’ve made some exciting updates to make learning with Jolly Phonics even more fun and engaging!


Hot fixes and UX improvements 6.1.6 01/30/2025 We’ve made some exciting updates to make learning with Jolly Phonics even more fun and engaging!


New Brighter Design: A fresh, colourful new look to keep kids motivated and engaged.
Improved Home Screen for Letter Sounds: Easier navigation to explore all 42 letter sounds – learning has never been more fun! 5.1.4 01/12/2025 We've fixed a crash on iOS 12 5.1.3 10/24/2023 5.1.2 09/19/2023 Fixed an issue with sound being muted after several minutes using the app. 5.0.8 11/17/2022 Fixed bug with word "aid", and reduced download size by 40% 5.0.7 11/07/2022 Fixes for a few bugs, including in content, and content access 5.0.6 10/06/2022 Fixes for some incorrectly displaying words in the alternatives section! 5.0.5 03/30/2022 Fixed issues with the tricky word groups, and updated the styles! 5.0.3 02/21/2022 Games! Four new games for practicing the key skills, with the ability to select the sounds to be practiced.

Pupil Assessments! Use the Phonics Screening check to assess a pupil's ability.

Bug Fixes! A number of bug fixes from the last year.

App Consolidation! We are consolidating the Jolly Phonics apps into the Lessons App, all features from the Adventure, Fun and Tests apps will now be accesible from here. 5.0 01/05/2022 Bug fixing. 4.0.2 10/18/2020 The app has been rebuilt and redesigned! We have added a new song player, added activities for children, and improved the display of lesson content 4.0 10/02/2020 Included links to our new resource center - Jolly Phonics at Home 3.5 04/28/2020 Bug fixes and promo for the Mac App! 3.3 02/11/2020 We've added a video displaying gameplay of the Jolly Phonics Fun app 3.2 09/24/2019 Improved the accuracy of the word blending, and a small crash is fixed! 3.1 02/01/2019 The Lessons app now has a bold, colourful new design!

You can now preview our two new apps, Tests and Fun 3.0 10/20/2018 Updated for iPhone X! 2.0.6 02/11/2018 2.0.5 06/07/2017